Botany and Ormiston Times : Howick and Botany Times Wednesday May 21 2014

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Est. 2003
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Vol 12, No 20
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Prizes for sporting best
By Daniel Silverton
PRIDE in the community was the
prevailing theme of the inaugural
Howick Sports Awards, as the first
names on the gleaming new trophies
were revealed at the ceremony last
Sunday.
An initiative of the Howick Local
Board and organised by Coun-
ties Manukau Sport, the function
at Pakuranga United Rugby Club
brought together the area’s finest
and hardest-working athletes, teams,
coaches and volunteers under one
roof for the first time.
As reported in the Times in the
lead-up to the event, the list of final-
ists and recipients featured some of
New Zealand sport’s biggest names,
including a two-time Olympic gold
medallist, All Blacks, Black Caps and
Black Sticks players, as well as those
thriving at grass-roots level.
“The feedback from the judges was
that it was one hell of a job to short-
list and then to pick the overall win-
ners,” says Counties Manukau Sport
chief executive Russell Preston.
“That’s a credit to the community
and the clubs and people that admin-
ister them.”
A large audience was in attendance
to support the finalists, which bodes
well for the awards’ long-term estab-
lishment in years to come.
“For an inaugural event to get more
than 150 people is an overwhelming
success,” says Mr Preston.
It was a busy evening for Howick
Pakuranga Hockey Club (HPHC)
umpire Tim Bond, who was named
official of the year, before dashing off
to play for the HPHC premier men’s
team at the adjacent Lloyd Elsmore
Park hockey stadium.
The backbone of community sport
was then recognised with these vol-
unteers receiving service awards:
Lois Grimmer, Howick College; Jane
Davis, Howick Tennis; Stacey Know-
les, Pakuranga Athletics; Kerry Eisen-
hut, Howick Pakuranga Hockey; and
Mark Greenaway, Howick Softball.
The all-conquering Pakuranga
United premier rugby side of 2013,
which won the club’s first Alan
McEvoy Shield and Gallaher Shield
honours, was named team of the
year.
Pakuranga United’s director of
rugby and the ceremony’s guest
speaker, Pita Alatini, won coach of
the year.
“It was a big surprise,” he says.
“The other coach of the year final-
ists that were up there have done so
much in athletics and hockey and it’s
still fairly new to me being in my sec-
ond year.
“I’m really honoured to receive
this award. I pay homage to the staff,
their work in the background allows
me to get on the field and work with
the boys, which is what I love to do.
“I know there is more to be done,
but I’m stoked at the same time.”
Howick Softball’s introduction of a
winter academy that saw eight play-
ers represent Auckland at age-group
level in 2013/14 earned the club the
innovation award.
Outstanding international sporting
achievement certificates were pre-
sented to local greats Valerie Adams,
Mitchell McClenaghan, Charlie Piu-
tau and Black Sticks Hugo Inglis and
Devon Manchester, with McClena-
ghan and Manchester on hand to be
recognised.
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From left, Louise Jones (sportswoman of the year); Austen Heuvel (junior sportsman); Steven Waetford (sportsman); Josie Clow (junior team); Pita Alatini (coach); Barb Croawell, Howick Softball (innovation
award); John East, Pakuranga United rugby premiers (team).
Photos supplied / Auckland Sports Photography / Leanne Raffles